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I have this habit of turning my interests into vocations. Currently, and for the last 9 years, it's been writing movie and book reviews, which I do from the perspective of a filmmaker and avid reader of mystery fiction. Based in Hollywood, I receive invitations to film screenings and receive books from publishers in advance of their releases.

I'm accredited by the MPAA as a print and online journalist and run my own website. For my movie reviews: http://cinemasignals.com. For book reviews: http://variagate.com/criticalmysterytour.htm?hel
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As a freelance writer, I'm also a staff writer for filmcritic.com and contribute mystery/suspense book reviews to print and online outlets on a freelance basis. It always thrills me to receive an email note from an author in praise of my review of their book. To see how often it's occurred, and from whom, visit: http://variagate.com/plaudits.htm?hel

Entertainment > Hollywood & Movie Industry Blockbuster films breaking box office records

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Though this is the season for big studio films, I can't remember another year when there've been such a flood of them. Sprouting like weeds on high-test fertilizer, they're dominating the cinema landscape like killer mushroom. "Ocean's Thirteen," "Evan Almighty," "Ratatouille," "Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer," "Transformers," "Live Free and Die Hard." And that's just what I have on my screening calendar this month (June, 2007)! Boom-boom-boom. Get into the theatre or get out of the way. The industry calls them their "Tentpole" films, designed to be filled with all four corners of ...

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